Palettes / Colors / #791109
#791109 — Deep Vivid Red
#791109 is a red color we call Deep Vivid Red, closest to the named color Maroon (#800000). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: maroon (#800000) — not an exact match. CSS maroon gives you #800000, a different color; use #791109 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#791109 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #096F77; it also sits naturally between #770938 and #774709. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #791109 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 121, 17, 9 |
| HSL | 4°, 86%, 25% |
| HSV | 4°, 93%, 47% |
| CMYK | 0%, 86%, 93%, 53% |
| XYZ | 8.13, 4.49, 0.70 |
| Yxy | 4.49, 0.6109, 0.3369 |
| CIE-Lab | 25.22, 42.69, 33.53 |
| Hunter Lab | 21.18, 33.15, 12.18 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 47% · Green 7% · Blue 4%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 93% · Key 53%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #791109
.text { color: #791109; }
.background { background-color: #791109; }
.border { border: 3px solid #791109; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 17, 9); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 86%, 25%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #791109; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 17, 9, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #791109; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 17, 9, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#791109">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#791109">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #096F77:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 11.07:1 AAA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 1.90:1 Fails |
Best text color on #791109: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #791109
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #791109: ·
How #791109 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #791109 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #791109?
#791109 is Deep Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 121, 17, 9). Its closest standard named color is Maroon.
What is the RGB and HSL of #791109?
#791109 is RGB 121, 17, 9 — HSL 4°, 86%, 25% — CMYK 0%, 86%, 93%, 53%.
What colors go with #791109?
Its complement is #096F77; analogous partners are #770938 and #774709. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #791109 for text?
White text on #791109 has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.90:1.